Movsar Barayev

Movsar Barayev
Мовсар Бухарович Бараев
Born(1979-10-26)26 October 1979
Argun, Checheno–Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died26 October 2002(2002-10-26) (aged 23)
Moscow, Russia
NationalityChechen
Other namesMovsar Suleimanov
Known forMoscow hostage crisis

Movsar Buharovich Barayev (Suleimanov) (Russian: Мовсар Бухарович Бараев; 26 October 1979 – 26 October 2002), earlier known as Suleimanov, was a Chechen Islamist militia leader during the Second Chechen War, who led the seizure of a Moscow theater that led to the deaths of over 170 people by Russian special forces.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.